George P. Yang

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

George P. Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, George P. Yang has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in George P. Yang's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (11 papers), Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research (11 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (10 papers). George P. Yang is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (11 papers), Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research (11 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (10 papers). George P. Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. George P. Yang's co-authors include Michael T. Longaker, Lester F. Lau, Eric C. H. Lai, Paris D. Butler, Chung Ngai Tang, Albert C. Koong, Maria L. Kireeva, George A. Fisher, Timothy P. O’Brien and Laura Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

George P. Yang

83 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Human melanoma-initiating cells express neural crest nerve growth factor receptor CD271

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George P. Yang United States	34	2.2k	1.6k	1.0k	944	840	83	5.4k
Murali Chintagumpala United States	52	3.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	987 0.9×	2.4k 2.5×	752 0.9×	231	8.3k
Kyubo Kim South Korea	28	577 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	884 0.9×	726 0.9×	211	3.2k
G. Petur Nielsen United States	59	1.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	2.1k 2.1×	5.1k 5.4×	862 1.0×	221	10.3k
Yoshitaka Okamoto Japan	50	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	940 0.9×	895 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	263	7.4k
Michael J. Kaplan United States	44	1.8k 0.8×	3.1k 1.9×	2.2k 2.1×	1.3k 1.4×	925 1.1×	106	7.1k
Alfons J. M. Balm Netherlands	49	895 0.4×	2.5k 1.6×	2.3k 2.3×	2.7k 2.9×	622 0.7×	210	7.7k
Gerhard G. Grabenbauer Germany	42	1.0k 0.5×	3.1k 1.9×	2.7k 2.6×	2.0k 2.1×	812 1.0×	179	6.8k
E. Brian Butler United States	35	792 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	973 0.9×	2.1k 2.2×	521 0.6×	227	4.7k
Pablo Menéndez Spain	52	5.1k 2.3×	1.4k 0.8×	882 0.8×	728 0.8×	922 1.1×	233	8.1k
Jiří Bártek Denmark	41	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	957 0.9×	671 0.7×	639 0.8×	168	6.4k

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Yang, George P., Abebe Bekele, Sanjay Krishnaswami, et al.. (2024). Cultural competency and ethical behavior for collaboration in limited-resource settings: Guidelines from the Society of University Surgeons Academic Global Surgery Committee and the Association for Academic Global Surgery. Surgery. 176(1). 108–114. 2 indexed citations

Rylaarsdam, Lauren, et al.. (2023). PCDH12 loss results in premature neuronal differentiation and impeded migration in a cortical organoid model. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112845–112845. 8 indexed citations

Yang, George P., et al.. (2020). Anti-Asian sentiment in the United States – COVID-19 and history. The American Journal of Surgery. 220(3). 556–557. 41 indexed citations

Boyko, Tatiana, Michael T. Longaker, & George P. Yang. (2017). Laboratory Models for the Study of Normal and Pathologic Wound Healing. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 139(3). 654–662. 29 indexed citations

Saluja, Saurabh, Benedict C. Nwomeh, Samuel R.G. Finlayson, et al.. (2017). Guide to research in academic global surgery: A statement of the Society of University Surgeons Global Academic Surgery Committee. Surgery. 163(2). 463–466. 15 indexed citations

Lai, Eric C. H., George P. Yang, & Chung Ngai Tang. (2012). Robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy – A comparative study. International Journal of Surgery. 10(9). 475–479. 162 indexed citations

Beck, Stayce E., et al.. (2011). Engineered epidermal growth factor mutants with faster binding on-rates correlate with enhanced receptor activation. FEBS Letters. 585(8). 1135–1139. 14 indexed citations

Tran, Misha C., Zhen Wang, Paris D. Butler, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of the unfolded protein response delays wound healing by decreasing collagen. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 213(3). S90–S90. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Eric C. H., Chung Ngai Tang, George P. Yang, & Michael K.W. Li. (2011). Multimodality laparoscopic liver resection for hepatic malignancy – From conventional total laparoscopic approach to robot-assisted laparoscopic approach. International Journal of Surgery. 9(4). 324–328. 43 indexed citations

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Lai, Eric C. H., et al.. (2009). Laparoscopic approach of surgical treatment for primary hepatolithiasis: a cohort study. The American Journal of Surgery. 199(5). 716–721. 35 indexed citations

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Lopes, Luciana B., Elizabeth J. Furnish, Padmini Komalavilas, et al.. (2008). Cell Permeant Peptide Analogues of the Small Heat Shock Protein, HSP20, Reduce TGF-β1-Induced CTGF Expression in Keloid Fibroblasts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129(3). 590–598. 50 indexed citations

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Schellenberg, Devin, Karyn A. Goodman, Stephanie T. Chang, et al.. (2008). Gemcitabine Chemotherapy and Single-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(3). 678–686. 249 indexed citations

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Mathy, Jonathan A., Zhen Wang, Wei Xia, et al.. (2007). Increased Rate of Hair Regrowth in Mice with Constitutive Overexpression of Del1. Journal of Surgical Research. 146(1). 73–80. 7 indexed citations

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Yau, Kwok Kay, et al.. (2005). A Laparoscopic Approach for Incarcerated Spigelian Hernia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 15(1). 57–59. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Yijun, Gongyi Shi, Wei Xia, et al.. (2004). Identification of Hypoxia-Regulated Proteins in Head and Neck Cancer by Proteomic and Tissue Array Profiling. Cancer Research. 64(20). 7302–7310. 34 indexed citations

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Xia, Wei, Toan‐Thang Phan, Ivor J. Lim, Michael T. Longaker, & George P. Yang. (2004). Complex epithelial–mesenchymal interactions modulate transforming growth factor‐β expression in keloid‐derived cells. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 12(5). 546–556. 78 indexed citations

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Mathy, Jonathan A., Kelly A. Lenton, Randall P. Nacamuli, et al.. (2003). FGF-2 Stimulation Affects Calvarial Osteoblast Biology: Quantitative Analysis of Nine Genes Important for Cranial Suture Biology by Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 112(2). 528–539. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, George P., Ivor J. Lim, Toan‐Thang Phan, H. Peter Lorenz, & Michael T. Longaker. (2003). From scarless fetal wounds to keloids: Molecular studies in wound healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 11(6). 411–418. 57 indexed citations

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Yang, George P.. (2001). A Spike in Parathyroid Hormone During Neck Exploration May Cause a False-Negative Intraoperative Assay Result. Archives of Surgery. 136(8). 945–945. 61 indexed citations

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Yang, George P., W.Anthony Lee, & Cornelius Olcott. (2000). Distal emboli as an unusual late complication of a thrombosed arteriovenous hemodialysis graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 32(6). 1229–1231. 3 indexed citations

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